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TIL the word 'bus' is actually short for 'omnibus' meaning "To contain many things" and didn't originate until the early 19th century

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mxKoy TIL that Owls actually have long legs and small body that is almost the same size as their Skull.
4wOR TIL the body of an almost perfectly preserved 700-year-old medieval knight was discovered on the grounds of St Bees Priory and autopsied in 1981.
AD5E4 TIL just 8% of the worlds currency is physical money, the rest is held on computers.
LQYGv TIL that there is a species of trilobite named “Han solo”
4XYw5 TIL the goal of the 1993 WTC bombing was to collapse the North Tower into the South Tower, destroying both. The building's architect testified that the plan likely would have succeeded if the bomb had been placed slightly closer to the building's foundation.